years


2006

january
new year's eve and walks in the yorkshire dales
robin, margarita, james, adam and emma pay me a short visit
back to work at freestylegames
meet up with sandra for a coffee on saturday morning
into birmingham with chun and tom
visit mum and dad for my birthday

night out with sandra, codies and ex-codies
go to the cinema with sandra, see munich

february
mark gets to use his new telescope, strong enough to see the rings around saturn !

get a boblbee backpack half price
go to birmingham with chun, dan and patricia. buy things. lose hat
go to the cinema with vicki
take photos of von zipper snowboarding contest at milton keynes snowdome

march
i might have a deal to sell one of my photographs
meet sandra for lunch
get art postcards made and some more canvases
go to cinema with sandra
sunday roast at pete and nicola's
a freestyle curry
cinema with mark
birthday party at alex's
art fair at warwick racecourse
our game, b-boy is announced
my details go on the warwick artsweek website
get second boblbee backpack, also half price

april
a curry with pete, paul and david
classic cars at snetterton with pete, paul and david
jenny's leaving do, drink too much
mark leaves freestylegames and the country
meet sandra for a coffee
alex and fi's wedding anniversary party
easter with the family in sleaford
go to birmingham with tom and chun

may
an eye test, little change
cinema with vicki
diary camera dies after taking 9858 photos, most on this site
watch the fa cup final at jamie and claire's
spontaneous radiohead concert at wolverhampton civic hall
cinema with sandra
trip to birmingham with tom, chun, scott and chelsea
a curry with scott, chelsea, pete and chippy
art fair at warwick racecourse
a long canal walk with sandra
my car "gathers" more scratchs from somewhere ...

june
buy a new lens, a telephoto zoom
get new prescription sunglasses, in time for some sun
the world cup tournament
the showcase exhibition opens for warwick artsweek
england make it into the knockout stage

july
warwickshire artsweek begins
england's world cup ends with a quarter final
go to santa pod
heatwave !
meet up with sandra for coffee on a sunday
italy win the world cup [ zidane disgraced ]
watch the sun set
mum and dad visit the artsweek
watch another sun set
see the sun rise !
artsweek comes to an end
heatwave !
toby visits leamington
bbq at nik's
small bbq in newbold comyn with toby and friends

august
visit toby in london
see paul mccartney
attend the opening of the eden lifestyle salon with nikki
go to birmingham with tom, scott and chelsea ( pair of jeans, 2 watches )
witness a tornado from an office window
have a look at a honda zoomer in frettons
murray's leaving do at the sausage

september
get myself a flickr account
mum and dad drop in, on the way back from cornwall
call out the fire brigade to a canal boat fire
group drinks for sandra's birthday
an unauthorised paypal transaction !
launch party for b-boy at moo, sandra as my guest
the photobook arrives and looks cool
b-boy is released

october
pack things up at work
birthday curry for scott
manage to find a new jacket
birthday meal for fi at the basement
attend an art fair at warwick racecourse, make a couple of sales !
start work at our new premises in central leam
meet up with sandra for lunch on sunday
watch the last grand prix of the season at jamie's

november
visit mum and dad for mum's birthday
a free bar on a friday afternoon
sunday lunch at pete and nicola's

coffee with sandra and leah after work
get a cold
see casino royale with sandra
a day off, watch the sun set
start chatting with a new friend, kath, who lives in cape cod
buy some new walking boots

december
visit birmingham with chun, dan, piers, john and ben

first skype call, with kath in cape cod
meet sandra for lunch on a day off
play on alex's nintendo wii
the secret santa at work
followed by bowling
meet sandra for afternoon tea
xmas party at alex and fi's
spend xmas with mum and dad in lincolnshire